Pocket folding head-rest



N. R. STONE. POCKET FOLDING HEAD REST,

No. 597,386. Patented Jan. 11,1898.

I nvezri/or WM?" W Sam Rs co, marmrmunwnsummou o c UNITED STATES NELLIEROGERS STONE, OF

BRYNMAYVR, CALIFORNIA.

POCKET FOLDING HEAD-REST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 597,336, dated January11, 1898.

Application filed January 6 1897.

To 015 whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, NELLIE Roenns SroN-E, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Brynmawr, in the county of San Bernardino and Stateof California, have invented a new and useful Pocket Folding Head-Rest,of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a very cheap, convenient, andcomfortable headrest to be placed upon the backs of railwayseats andwhich will be acceptable to travelers and to the railway companies andwhich can be folded into a small compact bundle to be carried in anovercoat-pocket or in a traveling-bag without inconvenience.

The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention.

Figure l is a perspective view of my newlyinvented head-rest as itappears when ready for use. Dotted lines indicate a fragment of acar-seat to show how the head-rest is applied. Fig. 2 shows thehead-rest frame and slip separated. Fig. 3 shows the head-rest framefolded ready to be wrapped in the slip. Fig. 4: is a longitudinalmid-section of the head-rest frame. Fig.5 shows the head-rest folded andwrapped ready to be put into a pocket or travelin g-bag. Fig. 6 is afragmental detail of the hinge between the standard and theseat-back-clamping member of the frame. Fig. 7 is a view of the same atright angles to Fig. 6, the clamping member being broken away at thebend. Fig. 8 is a transverse section of the standard and spring-strapsat line indicated by 8 8, Fig. 4. Fig. 9 is a side elevation of thehead-rest as it appears when ready, for use.

My invention comprises the combination of a seat-back-clamping member A,formed of a double loop a a, of wire, with a coil a in each of the armsof one loop, Ct, near and below the bend of, which unites-said arms ofthe loop a. with the arms of the other loop, a, a pintle B, insertedthrough and fastened in the said coils, and a headsupport standard 0,formed of a loop of wire with coils c 0 near the lower ends of the armsof said loop, said coils being around the pintle, the lower ends 0 ofsaid loop being spread apart and brought behind the coiled arms a, ofthe clamp to engage the inner sides of said clamp arms when the standardis upright, and one or more of said Serial No. 618,199. (No model.)

arms being bent laterally, as at 1, Fig. 6, to cause the standard toengage the clamp-wires above the pintle when the standard is up right,so that when the standard is upright it is held by the engagement at 1against doubling forward and is held by the ended and the clamp-arms Ctagainst bending backward.

My invention also comprises the combination, with a seat'back-clampingmember and a pintle, of a head-support standard formed of a wire loop G,with pintle-receiving coils near the lower ends of the arms of said loopand between said arms to hold them apart, spring-straps D D on one sideof said loop, a U-clamp E on the other side of the loop, a bolt F,inserted through the straps, the loop, and the U, and a nut G on thebolt to clamp the parts together.

It also includes in a head-rest the headsupport standard 0, formed of awire loop, with pintle-receivin g coils near the lower ends of the armsof said loop, the ends of said arms being bent outward beyond the sidesof the loop, as shown in Fig. 6, to catch upon the seat -back-clan1pingmember, to which the standard is pivoted by a pintle through the coils.

It also includes a head-rest comprising a seat-back-clampin g member, astandard pivoted thereto, with spring-straps, a clamp with bolt forpivoting and clamping the straps to the standard, and a head-supportsheet H, provided on its back with four pockets h to receive and holdthe ends of the straps when bowed.

The wire which I prefer to use for the standard and seat-back clamp isround Bessemer steel wire, and in manufacturing the device the standardand seat-back clamp are bent into form while cold, and the ends of thewire which form the double loop of the seat-back clamp A are brazed orotherwise fastened together.

2 indicates the point at which the ends are preferably fastened; but thejoint can be made so perfect that when plated it is not Visible.

Vhen formed, the parts are assembled together and secured by the pintleB, passed through the coils a and c and fastened at the ends. The pintleBis preferably a rivet, the end of which is battered after the rivet hasbeen inserted, thus to form a head to hold the joint together.Preferably the springstraps D D are virtually of the same length as thestandard, and the standard is just long enough to fold neatly within thefront loop of the seat-back clamp, so that when the straps are folded onthe standard the standard can be folded forward into the seat-backclamp, so that the size of the frame when folded is practically the sameas that of the seat-back clamp. The U-clamp E is preferably made ofsheet metal bent into form to fit against the sides of the standard andpierced with a hole for the bolt F. The straps D D are also centrallypierced with bolt holes.

When it is desired to use the head-rest, the endsof the straps D D areinserted in the pockets h, thus bowing the straps, which are normallystraight. This bowed form is indicated in Fig. 1. lVhen the slip is thusapplied, the bows hold it stretched, and this forms a gentle spring-restfor the head. The slip can be moved up and down the standard byloosening the nut G and can be clamped at any height on the standarddesired.

The pockets 7?. are arranged at a distance from the edgeof the slip,with broad marginal flaps 77. outside of said pockets, thus givingsufficient size to the slip to form a cover, in which the frame can. bewrapped when not in use.

It is to be seen that when the straps D D are crossed, as indicated inFigs. 1 and 2, and bent, as indicated in Fig. 1, the rectangle whichwill inclose the ends of the straps is of less length than the strapsand that the marginal flaps 7L make the slip serviceable as a cover forthe straps and frame when folded.

I indicates hooks, and J indicates eyes or loops attached to the slipfor fastening the same when wrapped around the frame. The

hooks I are placed at one edge of the slip, and the loops J are placedat the proper line at the back of the slip to receive the hooks andsecure the slip when it is wrapped around the frame.

Now, having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is 1 1. The combination of. aseat-back-elainping member formed of a double loop of wire with a coilin each of the arms of one loop below the bend which unites said armswith the arms of the other loop; a pintle inserted 5 through andfastened in the said coils; and the head-support standard formed of aloop of wire with coils near the lower ends of the arms of said loop,said coils being around the pintle, the lower ends of the arms of saidloop being spread apart and brought behind the coiled members of theclamp to engage the inner side of said clamp-arms when the stand ard isupright, and one or more of said arms being bent laterally above thepintle to cause the standard to engage the clamp-wire above the pintlewhen the standard is upright.

22. The combination,with a seat-back-clarnping member, and a pintle, ofa head-support standard formed of a wire loop with pintlereceiving coilsnear the lower ends of the arms of said loop and between the arms of theback-clamping member to hold them apart; spring-straps on one side ofsaid loop; a U- clamp on the other side of the loop; a bolt insertedthrough the straps, the loop and the U and a nut on the bolt to clampthe parts together.

3. A head-rest comprising a seat-backclamping member; a standard pivotedthereto with spring-straps and clamp with bolt for pivoting and clampingthe straps to the standard; and a head-supporting sheet provided on itsback with four pockets to receive the ends of the straps when bowed.

NELLIE ROGERS STONE.

lVitnesses:

JAMES R. 'lowNsnND v F. M. TOWNSEND.

